ULVA FARM - Large scale sea cultivation of green seaweed

Short description of the project: ULVA FARM was a two-year project financed by EMFF, aimed at overcoming the technical challenges of current Ulva cultivation methods and setting the base for scaling-up their supply chain and operations.

Tangible results: In a move to address the climate crisis and unsustainable food production systems, the ULVA FARM project has developed an innovative cultivation protocol unlocking the production of low-cost, high-quality Ulva (sea lettuce) at scale.

Application/relevance: The current Ulva cultivation methods are land-based, with very limited possibility of scaling-up, and are costly. As a result, food producers and consumers rely on cheap and low-quality imports from the Asian market. The ULVA FARM project represents the needed step towards more self-sufficiency and sustainably produced food.